Obituary: Sally Jane (Casper) Hinz

Sally Jane (Casper) Hinz, 80, lost her battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) on Saturday, August 10, 2024. As Sally trusted in Jesus as her Lord and Savior, she is now in heaven with Him!

Sally was born in Appleton on November 13, 1943, to William G. Casper Sr. and Ardella Hertha (Sprister) Casper. Sally met the love of her life Roy H. Hinz, on roller skates at the Fox Valley Roller Rink in Neenah. They were the last couple married in the old/original section of Faith Lutheran Church on June 25, 1966, where they are 50+ year members. Together they raised 2 children, Karen and Paul. Sally graduated from Appleton High School (now West) in 1962 and both her kids had the same Biology teacher in the late 1980’s as she did in the 1960’s. After high school Sally worked as a nurse’s aide at Appleton Medical Center, and St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she and Roy lived for a few years. Sally also worked at Aid Association for Lutherans for a short time. But when the children were born, Sally was able to be a stay-at-home mom until the kids were in high school. After that she was a childcare provider for 27 years - first in-home, and then at Faith Child Care. Sally loved seeing “her” kids at church and out in the community.

Sally enjoyed maintaining her flower beds, hand washing dishes, hanging laundry outside on the line, doing jigsaw puzzles, laughing, Pepsi, Cheetos and Hershey’s chocolate bars with almonds, and word search books. Sally loved people, walking, and riding around town with Roy. She was sad when PSP robbed her of her independence to just go out the front door and take a walk. Sally and Roy went to California twice a year to see the grandkids. After taking a Caribbean cruise they were hooked on travel and enjoyed cruising in Alaska, Canada and Europe; and taking bus tours around the USA.

Sally will be deeply missed by Roy, her husband of 58 years; daughter Karen and Brian Finnegan of Marshfield, WI; son Paul and Janae Hinz of Novato, CA; her beloved grandchildren Gavin Hinz and Emma Hinz; and brother William Casper Jr. of Rapid City, SD.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Faith Lutheran Church, 601 East Glendale Avenue in Appleton. Visitation will be at 9:00 am until the time of service. Sally will be laid to rest later that day at Highland Memorial Park. As mom loved brightly colored clothes and never owned a black dress, please wear any color of your choice to celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Faith Child Care, Inc.

The family wishes to express their gratitude to Kristine Twomey, APNP, of Neuroscience Group who was able to diagnose Sally on the first visit. Also, the wonderful, caring staff at Peabody Manor. And thank you to their large circle of friends who have supported them in the last 2 years of mom’s illness; and for all the prayers prayed for mom and the family.